Many species of owl are able to hunt without being heard by their prey by suppressing the noise of their wings at sound frequencies above 1.6 kilohertz. (Reuters) Owl wings may inspire the next ...

AMES, Iowa – Anupam Sharma pulled an accordion folder from the bookshelf above his Iowa State University desk. Inside was the carefully collected and preserved wing of a short-eared owl. Here, he said ...

An owl glides by on silent wings. Many holiday travelers probably wish airplanes could do the same. "On airplanes, the back edge of the wing is where you get most of the noise," Justin Jaworski, a ...

Many species of owl are able to hunt without being heard by their prey by suppressing the noise of their wings at sound frequencies above 1.6 kilohertz (kHz) -- including the range at which human ...

Kansas City, Mo.? When a great horned owl is released back into the wild Monday night, it can thank staff members of Kansas City’s Lakeside Nature Center, Super Glue and bamboo shoots. The large ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. long eared owl flying in dark night The long-eared owl, Asio otus, is a majestic raptor known for its perky horn-like ear tufts, ...